I have only recently discovered the culinary art of cooking with tea and want to explore more. Today I did some experimenting and researching making tea ice cream. I have often had Matcha tea ice cream – and love it – but wanted to try out a few other tea flavoured ice creams. After a some experimenting I came up with a delicious simple icecream recipe that allowed the subtle tea flavour to be the main attraction and made a trio of tea ice cream: Chai, Oolong and Earl Grey.
You will need:
- 1 teaspoon of your tea (per 100mls of liquid)
- 1/4 cup of boiling water
- 1/4 cup of milk
- 1/2 cup of cream
- 1 teaspoon of sweetener (sugar, honey or palm sugar)
- 1 teaspoon of powdered gelatin
What to do:
- Steep your tea in a bowl with the boiling water for 5 minutes.
- Add the cream, milk, gelatin and sweetener and bring to the boil for a minute in a saucepan on the stovetop.
- Let the tea leaves sit in the mixture while it cools in the fridge – 1 hour
- Strain out the tea leaves and let the mixture stand in the fridge for -2-4 hours (or overnight) – it should go a bit gelatinous because of the gelatin you added. This will help the final texture of the ice cream.
- Place in your mixture in your ice cream maker and mix for 10-20 minutes until it is like a thick milkshake – then chill in the freezer until ready to use.
Notes:
- If you don’t have an ice cream maker then follow David Lebovitz’s directions to make it without. And here are some tips from David for making your homemade ice cream softer.
- Serve with some shortbread cookies for a refreshing different sort of afternoon tea.
Why don’t you try Jasmine tea, Matcha or Sencha green tea or Tai tea… wait there’s more – I have compiled a list of delicious and different tea ice cream recipes for you to try out.
- Green tea ice cream – This one uses Sencha tea
- Matcha green tea ice cream – no eggs in this recipe either
- Green tea ice cream with lots of eggs and cream
- Thai ice cream - using powdered Thai tea
- Another Tai tea ice cream – has anyone had Thai tea before? I think it is a black tea with condensed milk and spices added.
- Chai ice cream
- A custard based Chai ice cream recipe
- This Chai ice cream looks amazing
- Earl Grey ice cream – served with shortbread cookies
- Rich and delicious French Earl Grey ice cream
- Serve your Earl Grey Ice cream with lemon delicious pudding
- Another Earl Grey Ice cream recipe
- Teh tarik – ice cream – this is Malaysian style tea with condensed milk.
- Ginger tea ice cream – based on the Malaysian teh halia tea
- Oolong tea ice cream – no eggs in this one
- Jasmine tea ice cream recipe
- Another Oolong tea icecream
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Mmm!!! I´ll Try to cook it.
Kisses from Madrid ♥ ♥ ♥
Matcha and white chocolate ice cream is utter heaven :)
Yummy…mouth watering x
I have to try making Earl Grey ice cream … yum!
Yum! I have thought about making tea ice cream so many times but never actually gotten around to it. You’ve got me all inspired now!
Wow chai tea ice cream sounds amazing! xxx
…have you tried rooibos tea for ice cream..? Should be lovely!
I have not yet tried rooibus – that is next on my list
Earl gray ice cream with chocolate specs is one of my favorite ice creams ever. Actually, I shove earl gray into almost any treat I can, I love that flavor so much. I’ve tried making green tea ice cream with matcha, the way they do at japanese restaurants, but I found that it’s very easy to overdose and the one scoop they give you really is the perfect dose. I think I will try jasmine tea next though, great find! I love your teacup and that ice cream looks scrumptious.
I make a ton of ice cream. It is super easy. Lapsang is probably my favorite (though my husband saves it all for me).
I thought about Lapsang – i love that smokey flavour
that is so cool! and what a lovely photo. i tried making earl grey sorbet once, and it just came out icy. but if it could be creamy? what a treat!
wow love this idea I am a huge tea drinker as a Brit want an ice cream maker to have fun :-)
Lovely post – would love the pattern for the pretty yellow doily
The yellow doily is a vintage one from my grandmother’s collection – I don’t have the pattern unfortunately.
You are very lucky, it is gorgeous
Thai tea is actually a caffiene-free herbal blend. You can sometimes find it in the tea section of some larger asian or international markets. It’s usually brewed unsweetened and very strong and then served with sweetened condensed milk, but I generally don’t have sweetened condensed milk in the house, so I brew it as a thick syrup and then use regular milk.
1 thai tea bag
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Mix sugar and water together in a small pot, add teabag, and bring to a boil. Boil for a minute or two, then turn off the heat and allow the syrup to cool slowly with the teabag still in it. Once it’s cool, remove the tea bag.
I know it seems like a lot of sugar, but two tablespoons or so of syrup is plenty for a tall glass of milk, and this makes enough for several servings. Try the same method with chai tea bags, too, for the ‘iced chai latte’ flavor at home!
Wow. I am going to buy cream and make this Tonight. So, so cool.
Very cool :) Thanks for this post.
This sounds really yummy, but I don’t eat gelatin. Is there something I can replace it with, or will the recipes still work without it?
Thanks for spreading the chai love! Chai is such a delicious flavour and it goes far beyond the “tea” drink, as your recipe demonstrates. It can make for delicious cupcakes, muffins, breads, smoothies, milkshakes, porridge … and, of course, ice cream! :)
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